This hub performs as promised and expected. It fulfills a need for many Mac Mini M4 users. I have been pleased with its performance, especially regarding the transfer speed of an installed SSD. As a user installing my own SSD I found the process difficult and frustrating. (1) Instructions tell users to remove the silicone pads on the bottom of the Mate Mini. I had to use a razor blade to remove the pads, destroying them. (2) The user must remove *a lot* of small screws to access the SSD bay. I felt fortunate that I lost only one of the especially tiny screws within the interior. (3) Instruction tell installer to secure the SSD with a screw to an interior post. Problem--there is no screw supplied. Even with my difficulties I got the SSD installed and it works flawlessly. I am happy, but the engineers working on the Mate Mini clearly did not make an effort to make installation user-friendly. Read more